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Browsing through the forums, I find that maybe 10% of them are worth taking the time to read. I'm not sure why everyone is so fascinated with their own thoughts on a subject, when it's obvious that they spend about as much time thinking before they post as they do unwrapping the mint after dinner as they saunter out of the local Olive Garden.
Don't post just to post on the forums. Don't type just to type in the game. And don't speak in person just to speak. This phenomenon of "look at me, look at me!" results in a lot of pointless threads, pointless responses, and cluttered ideas.
Speak when it has merit. Chew on a thought for a bit before you blurt it out.
Even though 90% of the post maybe less than ideal, every once and a while one of those 90% posts contain something of real genius that most of us would have missed. I'll take all the crap and make compost and grow me some corn to make cornflakes for you to have somebody piss in your cornflakes.
Browsing through the forums, I find that maybe 10% of them are worth taking the time to read. I'm not sure why everyone is so fascinated with their own thoughts on a subject, when it's obvious that they spend about as much time thinking before they post as they do unwrapping the mint after dinner as they saunter out of the local Olive Garden.
Don't post just to post on the forums. Don't type just to type in the game. And don't speak in person just to speak. This phenomenon of "look at me, look at me!" results in a lot of pointless threads, pointless responses, and cluttered ideas.
Speak when it has merit. Chew on a thought for a bit before you blurt it out.
Kyras..then get a life and dont read every single post, esecially if u know its gonna be the "90%" ones. and i dont know what race you are because i dont believe there is a "Dorf"? sorry im just rambling makeing the 90% you love so much =D. cya
I didn't realize that the right to post meaningless drivel just for the soothing comfort of hearing your own keyboard clacking was a sacred tradition that dare not be criticized.
Trep posted:--Even though 90% of the post maybe less than ideal, every once and a while one of those 90% posts contain something of real genius that most of us would have missed. I'll take all the crap and make compost and grow me some corn to make cornflakes for you to have somebody piss in your cornflakes.--
My argument is stanced upon the fact that I completely disagree with that statement. A large quantity of posts does not result in the occasional genius post. That is the equivalent of with enough time and monkeys, eventually one of them will reproduce Shakespeare.
On the contrary, taking someone like yourself Trep, or Moopy, you see a consistent flow of quality posts. Each post may not be an epic game play change, but it had some rational thought and some need to be filled by the post. They aren't random and laced with false information.
As long as someone continues to not challenge their thinking processes, isn't content to churn through new ground, and instead opts for the road more easily travelled, it continues the cycle of tired, inconsistent information and ignorance.
mesonm, on the contrary, if I didn't want to read, I wouldn't have posted in the first place. It is not from a lack of wanting to read, but rather for a thirst of having something worth reading.
Rvbarton, I would like to challenge you to look through my posts on subjects, and find one that is what I am referring to. While I see your argument that this post is 'worthless', I certainly don't consistently post just to fill the threads. I have posted somewhere in the vicinity of 75 posts, having been a member since December 2004. So could you please elaborate on how I post randomly for my own sake?
90% was probably a pretty aggressive estimate in my original post, in reality I would say that 60% are mediocre, and 30% are just drivel. Obviously this is going to differ on the population of the boards, for instance, back in the day, the warrior forums had a large group of great posters and thinkers.
I'm not saying that each post should be "important". I'm saying sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt, to paraphrase Mark Twain.
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